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 Recession to Unlock 
 Wave of Ex-Cons 


Mar 7, 09 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of prisoners around the country will have the recession to thank for setting them free, Ken Steir writes in Time. With California planning to release nearly 160,000 prisoners from under-funded, overcrowded prisons, and other states transferring drug convicts to rehab, the US is likely to see a wave... More »

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recession • prison system • job market • inmates • prison population • prisoner • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

 Broader Jobless 
 Rate Near 15% 

Economy shedding jobs at fastest rate in 50 years

Mar 6, 09 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The February job numbers released today bring the country close to the employment nadir it reached in 1982, David Leonhardt writes for the New York Times. The 651,000 lost jobs, along with 161,000 added in revisions to previous months, still bring a depressing milestone: Since the start of... More »

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recession • unemployment • job market • job • financial crisis • underemployment • recession depression

 Jobless Claims 
 Set Another Record 

626,000 claims filed last week, far more than expected

Feb 5, 09 8:19 AM CST
(AP) - New jobless claims jumped far more than expected last week in an already dismal labor market, and there's no relief in sight for workers as mass layoffs persist. The Labor Department reports that the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week to 626,000 from the previous... More »

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layoffs • recession • unemployment • job market • unemployment benefits • financial crisis • recession depression

 Bummer Economy? 
 Move Home! 

More adult children are moving in with parents

Jan 13, 09 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A bleak job market and skyrocketing rents have college grads—even working adults—boomeranging back to their childhood homes, something that's fast losing its social stigma, the Boston Globe reports. About half of adults ages 18 and 24 live with their parents. More »

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children • parents • rent • unemployment • job market • economy • college graduates • financial crisis

 Jobless Whites, 
 Blacks Push Out 
 Immigrant Workers 

Tough job market sends foreign-born workers home

Dec 20, 08 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Hispanic immigrants are leaving the US as out-of-work Americans compete with them for manual labor jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Even farms, which once struggled to fill positions, are turning people away because white and black Americans need work. "There is definitely a lot... More »

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recession • job search • immigrant • job market • economy

 Jobless Claims 
 Hit 26-Year High 


338,000 more people claimed benefits last week

Dec 11, 08 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 58,000 jobless Americans filed their first request for unemployment benefits last week, pushing both the number of first-time filers (573,000) and number of people collecting benefits (4.43 million) to 26-year highs, MarketWatch reports. The post-Thanksgiving week is traditionally high in first-time claims, but rapid layoffs and... More »

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layoffs • unemployment • job market • unemployment benefits • job • financial crisis

 Making the Best of a Layoff 

Losing a job can open window for 'career makeover'

Dec 6, 08 9:21 PM CST
(Newser) - How to survive a layoff? With more Americans facing that question, Newsweek rounds up some advice from success stories and career counselors. The advice is of the usual sort—take a deep breath to reassess, get some training or more education, and network. But it also notes that community colleges... More »

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layoffs • unemployment • training • job market • job • career

Job-Hunting Execs
Find It Tight at the Top

Financial crisis leads to surplus of six-figure jobseekers

Nov 29, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Laid-off execs scrambling to find new six-figure salaries are facing fierce competition, Time reports. Thousands of high-end white-collar jobs have vanished recently, and many more are expected to go. Some top-level vacancies are still appearing, as execs retire or change jobs, but companies looking to fill their most powerful positions... More »

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Wall Street • unemployment • job search • job market • corporate jobs • executives • corporate execs • financial crisis

Swamped Job Centers
'the ERs of Today's Economy'

Jobless rate at 16-year high; 20M likely to use such programs

Nov 24, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - With unemployment at 6.5%—a 16-year high—one-stop job centers, the “emergency rooms of today’s economy,” are facing a flood of applicants, the New York Times reports. Some 20 million are likely to use federal employment programs this year, compared to 14 million 3 years ago.... More »

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unemployment • job search • job market

 Market Crunch 
 Spanks UK 
 Nannies 

Unemployed mom and dad cut child care costs

Sep 21, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - British nannies are lining up for jobs alongside the bankers and financiers who once employed them, Reuters reports. Renowned as the world's best, Britain's nannies are losing work to the credit crunch that has wiped out US investment banks and rippled through London's financial district, threatening thousands of jobs. Problems... More »

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England • job market • nanny • subprime crisis

Staggering Wall Street Job Market Takes Another Big Hit

Banks' collapse means loss of 50,000 more jobs

Sep 15, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Wall Street job market that’s already hemorrhaged 100,000 jobs this year now must steel for the loss of 50,000 more as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch—two of its four pillars—tumble at once. “The resume flow will start today like there's no tomorrow,”... More »

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Wall Street • Merrill Lynch • Lehman Brothers • job market

Tough Times Turn
Mean Bosses Even Meaner

Workers fear losing jobs, take abuse

Aug 9, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If your boss was a jerk before the economy went south, chances are things have gotten worse. “Employers are definitely getting meaner,” the editor of one career blog tells MSNBC. Knowing that employees may be fearful about leaving in an uncertain job market, the worst managers are pressuring... More »

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MSNBC • US economy • job market • productivity • employee • boss

Percentage of Working Women in Record Drop

Surprised experts thought 'motherhood movement' caused drop

Jul 22, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The percentage of women in the US job market dipped this decade through a period of economic recovery for the first time in 48 years—and the faltering economy is bound to do even more damage, reports the New York Times. Like men, American women are leaving the workplace due... More »

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motherhood • women • job market • economy

 New Yorkers
 Bolt for Warmer,
 Cheaper Atlanta 

The city's cheap housing and warm climate attracts northerners

Jul 13, 08 7:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers are flocking to the southern climes and cheaper housing of Atlanta, but encountering a range of culture shocks, the New York Sun reports. About 40,000 yanks moved to Atlanta between 2000 and 2005, drawn partly by a booming job market, and now some wonder how to move... More »

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real estate • Atlanta • New York • Georgia • lifestyle • job market • winter weather • South

 Oil Price Spike
 Brings Jobs Back to US 

Rising costs curb manufacturers' outsourcing

Jun 13, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - As costs for overseas production and shipping soar, US companies are growing reluctant to outsource manufacturing—and some are even bringing their plants back to America, the Wall Street Journal reports. “In a world of triple-digit oil prices, distance costs money," said an economist. But it’s not... More »

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outsourcing • factory • manufacturing • oil price • job market • transport • job

 Teens Struggle in 
 Tight Job Market 

Summer work grows rarer in weak economy

May 25, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economic downturn has taken a toll on teenagers searching for a summer job, the New York Times reports. With the teen job market at its smallest in decades, less than a third of teens are expected to be employed this summer, says a Northeastern University study—a far cry... More »

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employment • job search • job market • economy • teenager

College Grads Learn the Fourth 'R': Recession

Job growth crawls to 5-year low as students prep their résumés

May 4, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - If college grads are looking glum this year, it's likely because they face a tighter job market once they turn their tassels. More than one million grads will look harder to find work, the Christian Science Monitor reports, and job growth has hit a 5-year low. Companies "are... More »

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construction • finance • salary • job market • college graduates

US Downturn Cuts Migrants' Payments Home

Mexican families struggle without funds relatives send home

Apr 18, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The downturn in the US economy is also hitting Mexico hard, the Washington Post reports. Money sent home from the US, known as remittances, dropped nearly 7% in January compared with the year before, the biggest plunge in 13 years, says the Mexican government. Without that money, the country's No.... More »

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Mexico • migrant workers • US economy • immigrant • job market • remittance

Dems Push New Aid Package as Job Market Swoons

Economists say any doubt we're in recession is gone

Apr 5, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are calling for another stimulus package to help American workers as unemployment soars, the New York Times reports. Almost 250,000 American jobs have been lost since the beginning of the year—including 80,000 in March—leading one policy expert to say it's time the government switched focus... More »

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recession • unemployment • US economy • Department of Labor • job market • economic stimulus package • job

Unsold Homes Handcuffing Job-Seekers

Housing crisis crimps mobility, prevents workers from moving

Apr 3, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The housing crisis that’s kept many from selling their homes has, in turn, warped the job market, the New York Times reports. Those who can’t sell their houses can’t relocate to seek work. Usually, more than 5 million workers move per year. But now, tens of thousands... More »

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housing market • job market • housing sales • relocation • housing crisis

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